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Two Americans arrested in alleged North Korean IT worker job scheme
Reuters reports the DOJ said the FBI seized roughly 187 laptops and other devices at suspected Texas “laptop farms.”
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Reuters reports the DOJ announced the arrests of two Americans accused of helping North Korean IT workers steal identities and obtain fraudulent jobs at U.S. companies. The DOJ said Americans hosted company laptops at home to make the workers appear to be based in the U.S. It said the alleged scheme affected more than 70 U.S. companies and generated at least $3 million for overseas IT workers.
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